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HAVING FUN BRIGHT’S first ‘Make it, Bake it, Grow It Market’ for 2024 was well-attended last Saturday morning at Howitt Park. Pictured are Emma Hansen, Rob Max, Remie Denehy and Irene Weijers.

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A road rumpus WANDILIGONG residents are dismayed by the recent closure of White Star Road due to works at Mystic Park, with valley residents citing concerns over evacuation safety and the lack of notification for the closure.

According to a sign on the fence at White Star Road, the road will be closed 200 metres in from Coronation Avenue due to construction work from January to March for a new shuttle road and connecting mountain bike trails.

Local residents were left confused as the notice said it was to be a “permanent

appreciated.

Residents left confused byy road closure been “A simple gesture like

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closure to all users, including public drivers”.

A similar statement was made on the Mystic Park, Bright Facebook page on January 11, however, this post was edited the following day to remove any reference to the road closure.

Then on January 18 the post was edited further, stating the road will be

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closed to public vehicles while Mystic Park works are underway, which are expected to be completed in March 2024.

“If they’re looking at a permanent closure of that road I think that’s quite wrong,” Wandiligong resident Peter O’Donnell said.

“It’s a possible fire access for people, it’s an access for a couple of properties to go into Bright.

“The public in general deserve notification if there’s to be a road closed,

and a bit of a reasoning behind it.”

White Star Road resident Bernard Eden said he was concerned over the capacity to evacuate the town, as the road is the only alternative to Morses Creek Road for leaving the valley to Bright.

“If a fire breaks out [on Morses Creek Road] the occupants of Wandi have got no way of getting out – it’s just totally ridiculous,” he said.

Wandiligong resident Kate Farrell said some form of notification would have

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that, to be put in the paper, is respectful of Wandi residents,” she said.

“It doesn’t matter whoever owns the land, I think they have a duty of care.

“And why wasn’t this done during wintertime?”

When contacted for comment last week, the Alpine Shire Council directed this paper to an update posted to their website.

“Access in this area is a complex issue due to multiple tracks with

different land managers,” the update said.

“Council is working closely with Alpine Community Plantation, and HVP Plantations to clarify access following completion of the works, and will keep the community updated.

“In the meantime, White Star Road will be closed to public vehicles while Mystic Park works are underway, which are expected to be completed in March.”

When contacted for comment, Mystic Park directed all White Star Road enquiries to Alpine Shire Council.

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TEENS’ HOLIDAY FUN

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GETTING READY COMMUNITY celebrations are taking place across the shire on Australia Day. Myrtleford Rotary Club members including (top, from left) John Forsyth, Richard Dean, Sam Crisci, (bottom, from left) Vanessa Leonard, Sarah Deas, and Helen Hunter are preparing for their annual barbecue breakfast at Jubilee Park on January 26. Story page 3 PHOTO: Brodie Everist

RESERVE’S NEW ROAD

They’re moving in Myrtleford Myrtl f rd P12 C College ll g staff t ff continue ntin m moving ving int into th their ir n new wb buildings ilding ahead h d off th the school h l tterm r MYRTLEFORD P12 College’s administration building was cluttered with cardboard boxes last week as staff continued moving into their new buildings ahead of the school term starting this month.

Throughout much of 2023 school staff have managed the simultaneous construction of an administration building, a stadium and a prep-grade two building thanks to over $11 million in state government funding, and now their patience is bearing fruit.

School principal

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Zlatko Pear said the new administration building features a spacious staffroom, meeting spaces, a conference room and offices.

“We’ve finally got a nice big staff room, we’ve got finally got some meeting spaces,” he said.

“It’s just a nice new modern building and it’s got facilities which we

didn’t have before.”

On the south-eastern side of the school property sits the new prep-grade two building, featuring six classrooms, two meeting rooms and a support room (the ‘happy hub’) to host services such as occupational therapy and speech therapy.

Mr Pear said furniture started to be moved into the new building as soon as term 4 finished last year, but this week teachers will be setting up the classrooms further to prepare for classes.

According to Mr Pear, the new stadium is close to completion as well, with the floor to be laid this week.

The six ageing classrooms running parallel with Prince Street were recently demolished, paving the way for considerable landscaping on the site.

As a former student, Mr Pear recalled his prep classes in 1969 in the old classrooms.

“I can understand some people being a little bit nostalgic about it, it was my first ever prep room in

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there,” he said.

“I feel that, but it was falling apart.

“The building that replaces it is pretty nice – fantastic, actually.”

Mr Pear said the site of the old classrooms will be landscaped, as will land near the prep-grade two building, meanwhile the old bus lane entrance from Prince Street will be converted to a walkway.

He particularly appreciated the support from the Department of Education’s North East

regional office in obtaining funding for the project.

Mr Pear said the State Government provided around an extra $1.5 million, above the initial $9.43 million government funding, taking the total project cost to over $11 million.

“It’s been great working with the builders, the architects, nothing’s been too much trouble,” he said.

“Considering three major builds were happening simultaneously, it’s gone well.”

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School’s out: Local teens make most of summer break

Myrtleford man charged after assaulting CFA, police

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WITH the summer holidays stretching towards February and some quiet weekends in town, Myrtleford teenagers have been enjoying their vacation hanging at the local watering holes and the skate park.

Thirteen-year-old Seth Martin was hanging with a group outside of the Myrtleford Coles the Sunday before last.

RYDER’S RIDING: Thirteen-year-old Ryder Lennane, pictured at the Myrtleford skate park last Monday, is one of He said he’s been travelling to the many local teenagers enjoying their summer holidays.

PHOTO: Brodie Everist Bright and Wangaratta, in fact he’d Nimmo Bridge, and others in his six months, consisting of waitress- days in Cobram where he mostly taken the bus to Bright that day.

“Wandered around for a little group said they’d been doing the ing, dishwashing, cleaning and rode motorbikes.

He said he’s training for the ‘Vic kitchen work. bit, came back, went and sat at my same.

She has also been swimming a titles’, which is a four-race series for Fifteen-year-old Helina Murphy friend’s house,” he said.

On Sunday there is only one bus is a regular volunteer at an eques- lot, though she said that was on a some of the best riders in Victoria, according to his father. to Bright and back, leaving Myrtl- trian centre in Wangaratta South, Christmas holiday in Corowa.

Ryder also said he went to MelAt the Cundy Park skate ramps eford at 10:57am and heading back which includes teaching children how to ride, assisting clients with last week 13-year-old Ryder Len- bourne to pick up a race car with to Myrtleford at 2:08pm.

Seth said he’d like more bus ser- special needs, riding the horses or nane was taking his bike for a his father.

When asked if they were looking spin. even mucking out the stables. vices in the area.

Even though he used to compete forward to returning to school on During the holidays she has been “Yeah, that’d be pretty cool,” he going almost every day, unless she in BMX competitions, he now en- January 30, the teenagers this pasaid. per spoke to were largely noncomjoys motorbiking competitions.

“At least more buses from Bright has work.

He had a three-day holiday in mittal, though Ryder said he was Helina has also been working at so I could get home later.”

Other than travelling he said he’d the Buffalo Hotel around three days Golden Beach near Sale over Christ- keen to start wood and metal tech been swimming in the Ovens near a week, a role she has had for nearly mas, and he also spent around four classes.

A MYRTLEFORD man has been charged with assault of police officers, hindering police and lighting a fire during a prohibited period after a confrontation on Sunday night.

Bright Senior Sergeant Doug Incoll said the local CFA was called after the 46-year-old man started a rubbish fire in his backyard.

“He was extremely confrontational with CFA members on arrival so the police were called,” he said.

“He was then also confrontational and entirely uncooperative with us which resulted in him being charged on summons with assault of police officers, hindering police as well as lighting a fire during a prohibited period.

“The CFA were able to access and put out the fire via the back fence.”

Senior Sergeant Incoll encouraged the community to remember the current Fire Danger Period and go to https://cfa. vic.gov.au/can for more information on restrictions.

Keep safe, call 000 in case of fire - CFA

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE LOCAL CFA groups are reminding communities that, despite recent wet weather, the Fire Danger Period is still in effect and TripleZero is the number to call to report fires.

Myrtleford Fire Brigade captain Gloria Pizzolitto said brigade members have been contacted personally.

“Members have been getting personal calls and messages via social media to report fires,” she said.

“It is fantastic that they are getting reported, but we still have channels and protocol we as emergency responders need to follow.

“Just because you know someone in the relevant emergency sector, by phoning individuals, this delays the important information getting

to the right area.

“We then have to relay the message to the call takers at Triple-Zero which then in turn delays our response to the emergency; delays which we cannot afford.

“Please ring Triple-Zero to report fires and/or other emergencies.”

Campfire safety is another point of concern for local emergency services.

“A reminder to locals and travellers alike; do no leave your campfire unattended,” Ms Pizzolitto said.

“Always extinguish properly before leaving and always have ample water available to put out the campfire if things turn sour.

“Monitor weather conditions when you have your campfire alight.

“Lately, we have seen travellers in our area, enjoy their time away

at the local campsites, but when leaving, they leave rubbish everywhere and campfires still smouldering hours after they have left.

“Unattended campfires are the cause of more than 10 per cent of all bushfires in Victoria yet are completely avoidable.

“It only takes one stray ember to cause a destructive bushfire, which is why there are significant fines for those who leave campfires unattended.

“Those planning on exploring the great outdoors must consider the weather conditions before lighting a campfire; if the wind is strong enough to carry sparks, don’t light a campfire.”

The CFA advises a number of precautions to keep in mind when using a campfire: In state forests, use a purpose-

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Australia Day on its way

A RIPPER ROAD: (From left) Myrtleford Recreation Reserve chair Allan McGuffie with Janine Pregnell and Geoff Crameri from the local road construction company that installed the reserve’s new driveway.

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Reserve road upgrade means a far safer walk

WORKERS were finishing off the Myrtleford Recreation Reserve driveway on Thursday, installing a final layer of asphalt to the newly-widened road.

Myrtleford Recreation Reserve chair Allan McGuffie said the new two-lane driveway is seven metres wide, 400 metres long and features a pathway along its edge.

The pathway extends around 30 metres from the gate before crossing over the driveway and continuing the other side.

Mr McGuffie said the pathway, which will be coloured for extra visibility,

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will give pedestrians a safer place to walk when using the reserve.

He said the widening will improve traffic management and safety, especially during large events when pedestrians would regularly walk on the road.

He also said the previous four-metre wide driveway had been badly damaged in severe wet weather and wasn’t made

for the reserve’s increased traffic.

“All that heavy rain did big damage and we hadn’t touched it up,” he said.

“Now what we’ll do, we’ll just have to do a bit of maintenance once a year.”

According to Mr McGuffie, the increasing number of user groups and events has seen traffic increase to over 20,000 people through the gates each year.

Works on the driveway began in late December with the laying of an initial coating of asphalt.

Mr McGuffie said stallholders at the Myrtleford Bush Market earlier this month were particularly happy with the new driveway, allowing them to hold stalls along the driveway without having to avoid the previous road’s rutted edge.

The cattle grid at the reserve’s entrance has been removed as part of the works.

The driveway upgrade is part of a broader Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action grant, worth over $200,000, which includes drainage works at the reserve.

COMMUNITY events will be held throughout the shire this Friday, January 26, to award this year’s recipients of the Community Awards and celebrate those who contribute to their community.

Alpine Shire mayor John Forsyth emphasised the importance of these awards as a way to discover and recognise the many ways residents enrich their local communities.

“The awards demonstrate the amazing efforts of residents from across the shire - be it excelling in their chosen fields, giving back to the community, displaying strength and resilience during tough times, or contributing to the vibrancy of our towns,” he said.

“Our Community Awards provide an opportunity to learn more about the efforts of these individuals and acknowledge their invaluable roles in shaping the Alpine Shire we know and love.

“These awards are not only a celebration of the recipients, but also a chance to recognise all nominees and the countless unsung heroes in our communities.”

Local community groups are also preparing for the day, many providing barbecue breakfasts before the official ceremonies.

Rotary Club of Myrtleford members will start the community event at Myrtleford’s Jubilee Park with a barbecue breakfast at 7:30am.

Breakfast coordinator Phil Macdonald said the event usually attracts around 200-250 attendees.

He said the event will feature local musician Tracey Hamilton and a speech from Standish Street surgery GP James Wei. Meanwhile the breakfast will serve traditional morning fare, including sausages, cereal, eggs and bacon, orange juice and coffee.

“Any money raised will go back to local community projects,” Mr Macdonald said.

At 9am the official ceremony will begin, including the presentation of Alpine Shire Community Awards.

Similar celebrations will take place across the Alpine Shire on Friday, including at Bright’s Howitt Park, where the Rotary Club of Bright will host a barbecue breakfast at 7:30am before the official ceremony at 9am.

In Mount Beauty there will be a barbecue breakfast hosted by the Upper Kiewa Valley Lions Club at 8am at Hydro Park, Lakeside Avenue.

The official ceremony including presentation of Alpine Shire Australia Day Community Awards will begin at 9:30am.

At Harrietville’s Pioneer Park the official ceremony will begin at 10am, and attendees can enjoy a morning tea hosted by the Harrietville Historical Society at 11:15am.

Finally, at the Mudgegonga Community Hall a barbecue breakfast will be hosted by the Mudgegonga Community Hall Committee at 7am and the official ceremony will begin at 9am.

Summery selections for farmer’s market

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE MYRTLEFORD Farmer’s Market is back for 2024 this Saturday, with the bright colours, freshness and flavour you can expect from the summer months.

Coordinator Louise Benini said the market is expecting the usual local supporters as well as visitors in the area over the Australia Day weekend.

“As always, lock in the date, grab your baskets and bags, prepare the shopping list, and head to the market first,” she said.

“You’re not only supporting local producers but also guaranteed freshness.

“Being a long weekend it also means people getting together and the market has everything you need, as well as some live entertainment from local musicians Rudi Katterl and The Stents later in the evening with the Myrtleford Summer Series.

“Bush Track Wines will be there with their range of wines and all the way from Mansfield we have Swiftcrest Distillery.

“Stop by Gamila, Peaks Artisan Cheese, Gamze, Mountain Fresh Trout and Milawa Bread and your picnic or bbq is ready to go.

YUM: Mel McHugh from Crepe Collective with a happy customer. Get your own delicious goods this Saturday at the January Myrtleford Farmer’s Market.

“Something I love about a Farmers’ Market is the unexpected finds when exploring, we have a couple at this market which has us excited.

An Australian native; Old Man Saltbush, is making an appearance.

“When you’re at Vine and Thyme Microgreens, ask Darren about it; a great addition to fish and lamb dishes or

sauté, dry, fry or dehydrate.

“Another seasonal appearance is Bitter Gourd, an absolute favourite of mine, widely grown in Asia, the word bitter pretty much gives you a hint on the flavour profile.

“Head to Ovens River Nuts and I encourage everyone to try one; you can stir fry, stuff, roast, add to curries or even salads.

“Whitlands Blueberries are

back, they have been a market regular for many years; their blueberries grow in a cooler climate, ripen later and have a great flavour.

Don’t forget another favourite, Beechworth Berries with their strawberries and raspberries.

“We’re welcoming a new face to the market; Bright Sauce Co, who make a great range of sauces and best of all each flavour is available with spice level, so no one misses out.

“Chakra Coffee as always are looking after the caffeine needs of the market and if you love the coffee why not grab some of their beans.

“Add a crepe, frittole (Italian made donut) or egg and bacon roll and breakfast is sorted.”

The regulars, including Milawa Bakery, Peaks Artisan Cheese, Heirloom Naturally and Maison Renoux will be there on Saturday and for the sweet tooths head to Ninn’s Pantry, Boondereoo Farm Bakery, Joya Fine Foods, Mannies Italian donuts.

The market will be held in the Myrtleford Piazza on Saturday, January 27 from 8.30am to 12.30pm.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What message is council trying to send?

LIKE many in my community, I am surprised, disappointed and confused by the Alpine Shire’s decision to remove this year’s citizenship ceremony from the Australia Day service.

We are all aware of different opinions/discussions regarding the appropriateness of the date for Australia Day. Nevertheless, until it is changed at a federal level it remains the 26th of January.

This is the appointed day all Australians can come together to celebrate our beautiful country.

We can take pride in our world-renowned democracy, freedoms, inclusiveness and peace.

We can celebrate together regardless of ancestry, race, gender, religion, dress code and so forth.

It is also a day we should be able to witness and welcome our new Australians as they take the Australian Oath of Citizenship.

This important ceremony for the individual deserves a special place in our Australia Day service.

It is also important for us and especially our children to be part of this celebration, to feel proud of our nation’s values of

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NEW DIGS: After almost a year of construction works, staff at Myrtleford P12 College are moving into their administration building and prep-grade two building ahead of the school term. Pictured are school office manager Katrina Bendeman and business manager Gilly Mason in the new administration building last week.

PHOTO: Brodie Everist acceptance of all races.

So why has the Alpine Shire decided to have this naturalisation ceremony on a separate day away from the general community?

Australia Day is an opportunity to bring our community together to celebrate our great fortune of belonging to one of the best countries in the world.

A celebration we would like to share with our brand new Australians.

We are one and free.

Glenda Janas, Buffalo River

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Heart disease touches the lives of two in three Australians and stands as the leading cause of death.

Prioritising heart health is an investment in both personal well-being and financial stability.

In the midst of escalating living expenses, allocating resources for health might

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Myrtleford grandmother’s big heart

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE

GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL: Myrtleford local Molly Chambeyron is selling handmade chocolates, candles and jewellery to raise money for the Good Friday Appeal.

PHOTO: Brodie Everist

MYRTLEFORD local Molly Chambeyron is hoping to see as much success this year as her Good Friday Appeal fundraiser saw in 2023, with an impressive $18,355 raised for charity.

The local grandmother began her involvement with the appeal in 2021 after her then-three year old granddaughter, Willow, was diagnosed with cancer.

“This is the third year of fundraising and it all started with showing support for Willow, who is thankfully now in remission,” she said.

“It was during COVID and I just didn’t know how to help so decided to start up a fundraiser.

“My friend Kelly makes a mix of milk, dark and white chocolates and we also have handmade candles and wish bracelets all selling at the Myrtleford Star Bazaar.

“Last year these were super

successful and it really kickstarts the fundraising.

“The big event is our family fun day where we’ll have ferret races, an easter egg hunt, lots of crafts, a visit from the easter bunny, a spinning prize wheel and of course the big raffle and auction.

“It’s such a great day and I know I’ll continue to fundraise every year.”

Ms Chambeyron said she was currently in the process of asking businesses and local people to donate items for the auction.

“Anything will work, I make hampers out of bits and pieces I get and then larger items we can auction off on their own,” she said.

“If anyone wants to donate and get involved, the more the merrier.”

You can find Ms Chambeyron at the Myrtleford Star Bazaar four days a week or call her on 0417 405 669.

The family fun day will be held on Good Friday, March 29, at the McEvoy Tavern in Eldorado.

Anti-battery group criticise drop-in approach

By BRODIE EVERIST CAMPAIGN group Friends of the Kiewa and Alpine Valleys Inc have criticised Mint Renewables’ engagement approach, saying drop-in sessions are not an appropriate form of community consultation.

In a statement released by the campaign group, they said Mint Renewables “ap-

pears to have a divide and conquer strategy”.

“They only want to meet with direct neighbours individually,” the statement said.

“Their strategy is now to hold drop-in sessions and call this community engagement.

“We advised Mint by email on 26th November 2023 that our community does not consider drop-in sessions to

be appropriate community engagement.”

The statement said they have requested information about Mint Renewables’ discussions with authorities, including the Alpine Shire Council and the CFA, as a precursor to a “meaningful community meeting” with the renewables company.

The renewables company behind the Dederang Bat-

tery Energy Storage (BESS) proposal is holding threehour drop-in sessions on February 2 and 3 at the Dederang Recreation Reserve.

In a response to the Myrtleford Times/Alpine Observer, Mint Renewables said they are committed to engaging respectfully with the communities in which they plan and operate their projects.

“Community engagement

is a key focus for us, as feedback and input will help to inform the final design of the BESS project,” the response said.

“Mint Renewables is keen to hear feedback and understand concerns people may have about the BESS project.

“Community members are invited to drop-in to one of our three sessions to hear more about the BESS pro-

ject, talk to our project team and share their feedback.”

Community members with questions and feedback were encouraged to contact Mint through their website if they are unable to attend the drop-in sessions.

Friends of the Kiewa and Alpine Valleys Inc was formed following a community meeting on the Dederang BESS proposal in November.

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Revised policy aims to enhance safety of children

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE

ALPINE Shire Council has adopted a revised Child Safe Policy following the introduction of new standards through Victoria’s Child Safe Standards.

The policy adopted last month outlines Alpine Shire Council’s commitment to the safety and wellbeing of all children by creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children’s safety and wellbeing is embedded in the culture and the everyday thinking and practices of all councillors, employees, contractors and volunteers.

The recommendation before council explained Victoria’s Child Safe Standards (Standards) were put in place in 2016 to protect children and young people from harm and abuse.

In July 2022 some 11 new Standards were introduced to replace the existing seven Standards.

Changes made seek to increase protection for children and young people and provide clarity for council and other organisations that must comply with the Standards.

Council’s first Child Safe Policy was adopted in 2017 and a reviewed Child Safe Policy was adopted in 2020.

The policy reads that the Alpine Shire Council is “committed to child safety and to children’s best interests and will

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This revised Child Safe Policy has been developed with publicly available information and in consultation with key internal stakeholders and engagement with other Victorian councils.

The revised Child Safe Policy was placed on public exhibition for a period of 21 days and no feedback was received.

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How long have you lived in the area?

My husband Matt grew up here. However, for the past few years we have been living in Colorado in the USA with our daughter Avery and our dog Abbott.

We moved here at the beginning of November.

What do you like about living here?

What’s not to like? It’s absolutely beautiful, warm, the river is great, and the people here are amazing!

This is an unbelievable spot to raise a family.

Would you like to see any changes?

No way , this place is the best.

What do you do for work and hobbies ?

I’m currently working as a nurse. I also greatly enjoy being outside, whether it’s mountain biking, jogging with my dog or just wandering through the many beautiful areas.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

Mt Bogong is a great place to go hiking. I also love Falls Creek, and being able to see down the whole valley. This would be my top two picks.

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How long have you lived in the area?

Five and a half years.

What do you do for a living?

I’m a merchandising sales assistant, but I’m trained as a graphic designer.

What are your hobbies or interests?

Gardening and traveling, just enjoying the environment around here.

What do you like about the area?

It’s beautiful, very peaceful. There’s lots to do outdoors and I like the people - they’re beautiful people. I’ve lived in

Melbourne, moved up here and would never go back to Melbourne.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

To the river to see the mosaics, to Mount Buffalo and to Red Ramia.

Is there anything you would change about the area?

I don’t think so. I’d make sure there were never any traffic lights because I love the fact there’s no traffic lights.

Do you have any ambitions for the future?

Just to enjoy the lifestyle of Myrtleford.

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Broadcaster ready for any emergency

By FAY MASON, Kiewa Valley Correspondent Fay, who is also a regular host on Alpine Radio, can be contactedon 0410 738 266, or email faymariemason@gmail.com

COMMUNITY radio plays a vital role in broadcasting emergency information.

Alpine FM is committed to providing our community with relevant, accurate and timely information in an emergency.

Living in a rural, alpine area exposes the community to a higher risk of bushfire, it’s important for the citizens to feel confident that they can receive information from a variety of sources.

“Community radio adds another source of information in times of emergency so it’s a good idea to have a battery operated radio in your emergency preparedness kit,“ said Linda Parkinson, Alpine FM radio president.

Last Saturday, volunteers from Alpine FM were trained in emergency broadcasting with the emergency preparedness training conducted by Ren Curtiss, a trainer with Community Media Training Organisation, along

EMERGENCY READY: Pictured at the Alpine FM emergency broadcasting training session (from left) Ben Merritt, Owen Stickles, Jenny Corser, Michael Ahearn, Ken Halse, Keith Pike, Linda Parkinson, Vivienne Rochford, Ren Curtiss, Helen McDougall and and Richard Finette. with Jenny Corser, manager community development Alpine Shire, Ben Merritt, community partnerships support officer, Ovens District, Bushfire and Forest Services, and Trish Dixon, centre manager, Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre, The course was attended by volunteer presenters at Alpine FM ensuring they have the correct procedures in place when on air during an emergency.

Station manager Michael Ahearn said “the reasons for doing this course is to improve our emergency broadcasting, and to deliver

a more effective and efficient service to the community”.

ALPINE University of the 3rd Age ( U3A) membership enrolments are due.

Go to their website www. alpineu3a.org.au to view details to assist with making your choices.

Activities depend on groups with at least four active members.

There is a great variety to choose from including Crafts, Games, French (beginners and intermediate), Gym for Seniors, Pilates, Stretch, Table Tennis, Bushwalking,

Singing Group and Dancing sessions.

Each month there is a Friday coffee morning with a guest speaker.

Membership is $30 per year.

It’s a great opportunity to meet people and keep up connection in the community.

THE Victorian Soaring Association- Gliding VSA (glidingaustralia.org) is calling on adventurous women and girls to join them for an unforgettable gliding experience at the most prestigious event of the year - Gliding by Rockettes x

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Nestled in the breathtaking hills of Mount Beauty from Friday, January 26 to Sunday, January 28 it’s an opportunity to connect with like-minded women from all walks of life and experience the joy of flight as you take in the stunning views from above.

For more information please contact Harbans Mann on 0405 933 680.

THE Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre is holding monthly “Garden Swaps”.

Last Saturday saw a good turnout at the centre.

This event is becoming very popular with the community with an increasing number of people participating, so if you have excess fruit and vegetables or plants come along on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 11am until 12 noon.

The next Garden Swap will be held on February 17, for more information contact the Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre on 03 57541166.

While on the subject of the NHC, the Rose Garden Cafe is now open again with a great variety of food on offer from Wednesday - Friday 10.30am to 2pm.

Don’t forget the Coffee Club held every Friday 11am - 12pm, it’s another way to connect with people in the community and is good for your health and wellbeing, while enjoying a cuppa with cake only $6.

AUSTRALIA Day celebrations will take place at Hydro Park Mount Beauty on Friday, January 26.

The Mount Beauty Lions Club will be offering a breakfast of bacon and egg rolls, coffee and orange juice from 8am, gold coin donation please.

Official ceremony will start at 9.30am.

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IN THE FAST LANE: Three-time Olympian Greta Small has had some solid results in the first World Cup events in 2024.

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Mt Hotham alpine skiers compete on world stage MT HOTHAM-based alpine skiers Greta Small, Larry Laidlaw and Louis Muhlen-Schulte have made a solid start competing on the world stage for Australia in the new year.

Three-time Olympian Small, from Porepunkah, competed in two super-g and one downhill event at his first World cup for 2024 at Altenmark-Zauchensee, Austria.

Small finished in 54th place in the super-g and 43rd in the downhill.

A week earlier in Adelboden, Switzerland, 2018 Olympian Laidlaw made a successful return to competition in his first event of the season after recovering from injury, finishing in 38th place in the World Cup giant slalom race.

The result is just one place behind his best World Cup finish of 37th which he achieved in January 2023 in Schladming, Austria.

Joining Laidlaw in the Adelboden giant slalom event was Harrietville’s Louis Muhlen-Schulte, with the 2022 Olympian finishing in 45th place.

All three, together with fellow Australian team members, have further World Cup events in the weeks ahead.

KEEPING BUSY: Bright’s first ‘Make it, Bake it, Grow It Market’ this year was well-attended last Saturday morning. PHOTOS: Jade Maclean

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“It was a great market for the first one for the year,” said market manager Amanda Hore from the Bright and District Chamber of Commerce. “[It’s] great to be constantly supporting local producers in and around the valley.”

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By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE A VISITING hiker spent her Sunday night with search and rescue officers as her company after becoming disoriented during a walk on Mount Bogong.

The 52 year old woman from Castlemaine called local emergency services at around 7.30pm Sunday night after losing her way off an obscured section of Grey Hills Track and becoming dangerously close to running out of water and daylight.

Bright Senior Sergeant Doug Incoll said the Air Wing Search and Rescue

helicopter was unable to airlift her out that night but dropped members of the team to keep her company before she was safely airlifted out around 9.30am Monday morning.

“It’s a timely reminder to be fully prepared when you’re hiking, especially if going solo,” he said.

“It’s very fortunate she had a mobile phone in service and could contact us and share her location.

“We also advise considering a satellite phone for no service areas, carrying extra water and food incase things go south.”

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While Saturday’s market was held in the carpark, Ms Hore said the next market would be held on the grass in the park.

Bright Lion John Thomas was helping sell bacon and egg rolls and sausages in bread at their regular market stall.

He said it was so busy they ran out of rolls and bacon by 12pm, leading them to close early.

“It was a lot of people, a lot of families,” he said.

“So that was good for us.”

The next market will be held on February 17 from 9pm.

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Strong crowd for migration mosaic launch

By BRODIE EVERIST AN estimated 100 attendees gathered underneath the big elm tree in the Myrtleford Piazza last Friday for the official launch of the Myrtleford U3A’s migration mosaics.

The mosaics depict waves of migration to the region upon the walls of the St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall.

Designed by U3A member Kerry Hansen, and installed by anonymous art duo ‘The Crackpots’, the project was funded by sales of the Myrtleford U3A’s book ‘For a Better Life’, which documents Italian migration to Myrtleford.

The installation also features a screen around the garbage bins with an artwork by Rosewhite blacksmith Simon Pankhurst, which was funded by a $5000 Alpine Shire Community Grant.

Myrtleford U3A president Jan Mock gave a special welcome to mayor John Forsyth, Cr Janas, Alpine Shire director of assets Alan Rees, Bright Community Bank branch manager Mark Ditcham,

GOOD CROWD: An estimated 100 attendees gathered in the Myrtleford Piazza last Friday for the official launch of the Myrtleford U3A’s migration mosaics.

PHOTO: Supplied project that our members would be proud of and the Myrtleford community would treasure for years to come,” she said.

Ms Mock said her initial project conception was a little naive, believing she would only need to commission The Crackpots, however she found they needed designs and walls they could install the mosaics on.

The Crackpots, mosaic designer Kerry Hansen and Mr Pankhurst.

In her speech, Ms Mock detailed the origins of the mosaic project, beginning with the documentation of Italian migration to Myrtleford that resulted in their book ‘For a Better Life’.

“The sales from the book gave us money, which the U3A committee felt should be used for a

“For the artwork we knew our member Kerry Hansen was a gifted artist and so we approached her to do the design work,” she said.

“Then there was discussion about the ugly garbage bins situated along the walls of the church hall and that they needed to be hidden from view and then we needed to have some signs to put some context around the project.”

“We have now decided that solar lights would enhance the mosaics – planning is underway and thanks again to Bendigo Community Bank Bright and Myrtleford for supporting this idea.”

Ms Mock thanked Philippa Cartwright, Judy Pitts and Yvonne Tabalotny, who were also involved in the project.

“Additional thanks go to all of our members and to the U3A committees during these last six years for their support and encouragement,” she said.

After her speech, Cr Forsyth accepted the mosaics on behalf of the Myrtleford community, then former Myrtleford U3A president Nino Mautone also thanked some people involved in the project.

According to Ms Mock, The Crackpots also spoke, followed by some words from Mr Pankhurst and Ms Hansen.

Ms Mock estimated attendees stayed for a further hour enjoying afternoon tea in the hall.

Signs for the installation were funded by a grant from the Bright and Myrtleford Community Bank.

Teens building resilience through summer fun

By RYAN MALCOLM A SERIES of free summer adventures hosted by the Rural City of Wangaratta’s (RCoW’s) youth branch are aiming to build resilience among local teens.

Some 20 local youths aged between 13 and 17 travelled to Porepunkah recently for the first of three holiday events, taking to the Ovens River on kayaks and paddleboards in warm weather as part of a program RCoW youth development officer Rachel Harrop said had been wildly popular.

A second group travelled to Bright Escape Rooms on Friday, with the final event to be held at Brookfield Maze on January 25.

The initiative is supported by the Future Proof: Young People,

Disaster Recovery and (Re)building Communities program, which was a result of a federal Black Summer Bushfire Recovery grant in the wake of the 2020 bushfires.

“Our library and our gallery have school holiday programs but they’re for the younger age group, so now that we’ve got more of a youth team – there are five of us now – we thought we’d do a holiday program as well,” Ms Harrop said.

“We just put it out on Facebook and Instagram and pretty much all of the spaces got taken up straight away.

“It’s about bringing young people together and building resilience and recovery after natural disasters.”

Ms Harrop said the initiative

was likely to return during the Easter holiday break, while council’s $20 responsible service of alcohol, food handling and barista short courses would also be on offer.

The latter programs are funded through a Victorian Government Engage! grant, and were last run during last year’s September school holidays.

Local youths aged between 14 and 19 are also being sought to join council’s Future Proof youth advisory group, to lend their own thoughts on how best to shape recovery and resilience efforts in the rural city.

For more information and to sign up for future programs, visit https://www.wangaratta.vic.gov. au/Residents/Youth.

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Ŷ HIGH HOPES: Shooting for the stars. . .

Mazda’s flagship CX-90 SUV.

MAZDA CX-90 G50E M HYBRID AWD AZAMI

By CHRIS RILEY

I MUST be seeing double.

Apart from the difference in size, the Mazda CX-60 and CX-90 could be twins.

They look the same. They share the same chassis, the same engines and transmissions and their performance is very much the same.

Everything is the same, same, same – or is it?

STYLING At 5120mm and 2220kg CX-90 is the largest Mazda to date and is available in six- and seven-seat configuration, with a choice of petrol or diesel engines – both of them hybrids.

That’s 38mm longer than the CX-60 we reviewed recently, 45mm longer than the CX-9, 195mm longer than CX-8 and a whopping 545mm longer than the best-selling CX-5.

GET THE PICTURE. If CX-60 is targeted at the BMW X3, then that means CX-90 has X5 customers in its sights, and that’s a pretty tall order.

It’s like trying to climb Mt Everest without the right amount of oxygen.

Take too little and you’re not going to make it.

For the time being, CX-90 replaces the CX-9 which is in run-out, priced from just over $50,000 through to $74,400.

Coincidentally the latter figure is the starting point for the CX-90.

It gets you the hybrid,

3.3-litre Touring entry model, which is followed by the GT at $85,335 and the Azami at $94,435 – all before on-road costs.

You won’t get much change out of $100K for the Azami by the time you add in on-roads.

Add one of the $5000 SP or Takumi option packs and the figure reaches $100,935 – again before on-roads.

That’s a heck of a lot of folding money for a Mazda, you might be thinking? So, am I. Our test vehicle was the seven-seat petrol-powered version of the Azami finished in the crowd favourite Soul Red. While CX-90 is all-wheel drive and marketed as an SUV, no one in their right mind is going to take this car any further off road than a dirt shortcut.

In reality it’s more of a people mover and as such a dedicated MPV would be more practical.

Standard kit for the Azami includes 21-inch machined alloys, Nappa leather, threezone climate air, heated and cooled front seats, poweradjust heated steering wheel, LED ambient lighting and a panoramic sunroof.

There’s also head-up display, a fully digitised instrument cluster, adaptive LED headlights, auto high beam, keyless entry and start, auto dimming mirror, auto lights and wipers, plus front and rear parking sensors.

Not to mention intelligent speed assist, traffic sign recognition and the much-vaunt-

ed driver personalisation system.

CX-60 is covered by a 5-year unlimited kilometre warranty with 5-year roadside assistance, with service intervals of 15 months/15,000km.

Braked towing capacity is a conservative 2500kg.

It comes in a range of eight colours including the aforementioned Soul Red Crystal Metallic (but it’s an extra $995).

ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS While the 3.3-litre six-cylinder mild hybrid in the CX-60 produces 209kW and 450Nm, the same engine in CX-90 has been tuned to produce 254kW and 500Nm, the latter over a wide band from 20004500 rpm -- no doubt to compensate for the extra weight of the larger vehicle.

The diesel in comparison produces 187kW and 550Nm between 1500 and 2400 rpm, and uses 5.4L/100km (and amazingly is cleaner producing 143g versus 189 g/km of CO2).

M Hybrid Boost consists of a 0.33kWh lithium-ion battery, an inverter, a DC-to-DC converter and an electric motor/ generator rated at 12kW and 153Nm integrated into the transmission.

An eight-speed conventional auto transmits power to the wheels, but with a clutch in place of a torque converter that is supposed to allow more accurate control of the electric motor -- but it’s not the smoothest car to drive.

DRIVING We got to have a good crack in the CX-90 over the Christmas/New Year period.

Apart from the same quirks as the CX-60, one needs to remember this hybrid is unlikely to deliver Prius-like levels of fuel consumption.

That’s because it’s based on a larger capacity, six-cylinder engine and an in-line straight six at that, as favoured by the likes of BMW. With a 74-litre tank, Mazda claims 8.2L/100km, but bear in mind it takes premium 95 unleaded (it’s E10 compatible).

During this period fuel consumption ranged from a low of 8.6L up to more than 10.0L/100km over almost 1000km of mixed driving.

Around town we’d expect to see about 9.8L/100km which is where it spent most of the time before making any longer excursions.

The electric motor is designed to support the engine at low loads and low engine speeds, boosting efficiency over short distances.

The battery is recharged by the engine or via regenerative braking.

If it’s full, any surplus is used to power in-car electrical components.

CX-90 like the CX-60 is all-wheel drive but with a rear wheel bias, which gives it sportier handling and a tighter turning circle than you might expect.

Once it gets going, acceleration in the CX-90 sounds and feels six cylinder strong.

AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE: CX-90 TOURING G50E M HYBRID: $74,400 CX-90 TOURING D50E M HYBRID: $76,400 CX-90 GT G50E M HYBRID: $85,335 CX-90 GT D50E M HYBRID: $85,400 CX-90 AZAMI G50E M HYBRID: $94,435 CX-90 AZAMI D50E M HYBRID: $93,320 CX-90 AZAMI G50E SP M HYBRID: $100,935 CX-90 AZAMI D50E SP M HYBRID: $99,820 CX-90 AZAMI G50E TAKUMI M HYBRID: $100,935 CX-90 AZAMI D50E TAKUMI M HYBRID: $99,820 NOTE: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges. Contact your local Mazda dealer for drive-away prices.

Belying its size and weight, the dash from 0-100km/h takes 6.9 seconds (same as CX-60).

But it feels big and hefty, and this is confirmed by a frighteningly long profile.

You need to keep this in mind when negotiating car parks and the like, as evidenced by the scuffed rims of our test vehicle (not us, just saying).

SUMMING UP Long before the Chinese arrived on the scene, Subaru identified the need to ‘premiumise’ its product.

Hamstrung by limited production capacity, it needed to squeeze more profit out of the cars it built and decided this was the way to do it.

While models like the CX90 may well be more premium

offerings, success depends largely on whether the market perceives them this way.

Buyers can be notoriously fickle.

Just as Hyundai has done with its luxury Genesis offshoot, it would provide a clear point of difference if Mazda did the same kind of thing, drawing an unequivocal line between its previous products and the premium ones it is now offering.

Maybe it’s time to bring back the Eunos nameplate?

RATINGS: Looks: 7/10 Performance: 7.5/10 Safety: 8/10 Thirst: 7/10 Practicality: 6/10 Comfort: 7.5/10 Tech: 7.5/10 Value: 6/10 Overall: 7.1/10

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Creditors, next of kin and others having claims in respect of the estate of the deceased, who died on the 5th day of October 2023, are required by ANDREW MAURICE AUHL of Barr’s Lane, Benalla, Victoria 3672 the Executor of the will of the Deceased, to send particulars of their claims to his care of the undermentioned solicitor by the 24th day of March 2024, after which date the Executor may convey or distribute the assets, having regard only to the claims of which he then has notice.

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DEATH NOTICES KARIS, Terrence “Terry”.

A gigantic star was extinguished in our universe and like star dust he will be with us always.

Terry, a man from Melbourne then later from Mudgegonga, a brother, guru, mentor, our best man, friend and adopted Granddad.

I'm happy he's at peace.

Not sad for him.

Just for myself and all those who knew and loved him.

Until we meet again Terry, I'm looking forward to sitting under the chestnut tree with red or beer.

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CITY COLTS 1ST INNINGS Mitchell Giggins (c) c: Reid Clarke b: James Irvine 16 Aaron Thrum b: James Irvine ................................... 1 Ben Feldtmann c&b: Brock McCabe ......................... 3 Josh Nanson b: James Irvine .................................. 26 Kent Braden c: James Irvine b: Ben McDonald ...... 24 Jessie Smith b: James Irvine .................................... 1 Tyler Nanson lbw: James Irvine ............................... 1 Justin Solimo c: Harrison Wheeler b: Matt Knight . 26 Jed Marek c: Kyle Archibald b: Brock McCabe ......... 6 James Long b: Brock McCabe ................................... 1 Matthew Lister not out .............................................3* Extras.......................................................................... 6 Total .................................................................. 10 / 97 Overs ....................................................................... 61 Bowling: J Irvine (vc) 12/6/16/5, A McMillan (c) 12/11/2/0, B McCabe 13/2/33/3, A Heslin 10/4/19/0, M McCabe 10/4/19/0, B McDonald 3/3/0/1, M Knight 1/0/3/1.

YARRAWONGA MULWALA 1ST INNINGS Reid Clarke not out...................................................1* Matt Knight not out ................................................14* Extras.......................................................................... 1 Total .................................................................... 0 / 16 Overs 11. Bowling: Josh Nanson 3/1/4/0, Tyler Nanson 4/1/6/0, Kent Braden 3/1/5/0, Matthew Lister 1/0/1/0.

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DELATITE 1ST INNINGS Gregor Fraser c: Nic Bonwick b: Thomas Clayton .... 4 Alec Ritchie c: ? b: Matt Gathercole........................... 5 Mitchell Copey c: ? b: Thomas Clayton..................... 8 Nick Scales b: Fraser Ellis .......................................... 8 Lachlan Scales c: ? b: Thomas Clayton................... 60 Conor Reeves c: ? b: Fraser Ellis ................................ 3 Trent Berry lbw: Zac Guilfoyle .................................. 6 Mitchell Purcell c: ? b: Zac Guilfoyle ......................... 3 Matt Stevenson c: ? b: Zac Guilfoyle ......................... 2 Joe Kelleher not out .................................................5* Michael Burrows b: Matt Gathercole ........................ 2 Extras........................................................................ 10 Total ................................................................ 10 / 102 Overs ........................................................................ 49 Bowling: M Gathercole 9/7/1/2, T Clayton 12/3/30/3, F Ellis 10/2/18/2, N Pell 4/1/5/0, C Stafford 3/0/11/0, Z Guilfoyle 9/2/27/3, N Bonwick 2/0/8/0.

WANGARATTA MAGPIES 1ST INNINGS Cooper Matheson c: M Copey b: J Kelleher ............ 19 Lachlan Hadden not out ........................................29* Jack Davies (c) not out ...........................................15* Extras.......................................................................... 6 Total .................................................................... 1 / 69 Overs ........................................................................ 23 Bowling: L Scales 7/1/21/0, J Kelleher 5/1/19/1, M Stevenson 3/0/12/0, M Purcell 3/3/0/0, M Burrows 3/0/6/0, G Fraser 2/0/10/0.

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ROVERS UNITED BRUCK 1ST INNINGS Josh Ansell lbw: Dean Fitzpatrick ........................... 24 Bailey Dale c: Dean Fitzpatrick b: Clancy Ellett ...... 61 run out: Clancy Ellett............................................... 80 Paddy McNamara (c) c: Brenton Surrey b: Henry Scalzo ....................................................................... 28 Jacob Beattie c&b: Brenton Surrey .......................... 2 Lucky Shantha not out ...........................................39* Matthew Whitten not out .........................................3* Blake Nixon ................................................ did not bat Harry Jones ............................................... did not bat Jacob Schonafinger .................................. did not bat Jonathan Hyde .......................................... did not bat Extras........................................................................ 26 Total .................................................................. 5 / 263 Overs ....................................................................... 75 Bowling: Timothy Cogger 11/5/31/0, Gareth Taylor 11/2/28/0, Richard Worcester 19/1/62/0, Dean Fitzpatrick 6/3/10/1, Clancy Ellett 10/0/38/1, Kayde Surrey 8/0/34/0, Brenton Surrey (c) 5/0/26/1, Henry Scalzo 5/0/19/1.

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prospective Savoy juniors

MYRTLEFORD Savoy Soccer Club is putting the call out for any and all interested juniors to come and try soccer at free clinics running over the next two weeks.

The series of three training sessions for kids aged 11-17 years old began last Wednesday, and will run on January 24 and 31 from 5.30pm-7pm at the Savoy soccer grounds, completely free of charge.

Club president Anthony Zanghellini said the club was eager to bolster their junior ranks.

“At the club, we’ve got a big gap from 12-17, we’ve got barely any kids down there,” he said.

“When I used to play soccer, like many other people down there, we had strong teams from under 12s to thirds, and at the moment, some weeks we have to forfeit because only six kids turn up.

“We’ve got 13-year-olds who have to play down to fill a team, it’s just a mess.

“We had a pretty good turnout on (last) Wednesday - we’ve had

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PHOTO: Anthony Zanghellini a few people from Bright, Kiewa Valley, Beechworth and places like that come through.”

Zanghellini said he hopes to bring more people down to help them experience the incredible culture of the club, and engage

in fitness and social activities with new friends.

The final two sessions are Wednesday, January 24 and Wednesday, January 31 from 5.30pm-7pm at the Savoy soccer grounds.

In other club news, registrations for the 2024 Albury Wodonga Football Association season are now open – to register, visit www.playfootball.com.au/ register and follow the prompts.

Close contest for Bright bowlers BRIGHT’S A3 bowlers made the long drive to Tungamah and were welcomed by the members on arrival.

In nice weather and playing conditions Bright had a very competitive game but unfortunately went down by five shots in the end.

All bowlers enjoyed a pleasant chat at afternoon tea about the positions of other clubs on the ladder as there are only three more games in the season to play before the finals.

Martin Kupferle did, however, lead his rink to a victory and two important points for the club, with lead Jerry Wilson, second Trevor Poyner, and third Ryan Kupferle winning 22/14.

Cheryl Raduczic’s team with lead Gary Woods, second Jill Woods, and third Peter Raduczic unfortunately went down on the last end 16/17, Ernie Vanderwert’s team of lead Libby Barker, second Julie Ellis, and third Bill Hayes lost 12/18, and Patrick O’Shea team of lead Elaine O’Shea, second Bev Griffith, and third Steve Jenvey lost 15/21.

The B1 team played Benalla at Bright Ken Lewis’ team with lead Jock Arthur, second Terry McCaw, and third Sam Kupferle had good bowling all day 17/18, Greg Pepyat’s team with lead Maureen Magill, second Gilbert Griffith and third Linda Hayes lost 14/18, and Otto Kupferle’s team with lead Bill Connolly, no player, and third Wayne Curtis lost 8/35.

The final score was Benalla 71/14 defeated Bright 39/0.

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TWO FROM TWO: Harry and Andrew McKerral took out the Chris Rigoni Shield round for the second week in a row.

Dynamic duo claim second Shield win UNCLE and nephew duo Andrew and Harry McKerral claimed the second round of the Myrtleford Golf Club’s Chris Rigoni Shield competition on Saturday, sweeping the field for the second week in a row with 47 points.

Saturday, January 20 Dales Butchery Chris Rigoni Shield 4BBB Stableford AMCR 71 Winners: Harry McKerral (23) and Andrew McKerral (19) 47 pts c/b. Runners up: Jason Gilbert (16) and Ben Holmes (15) 47 pts.

Ball winners: A Rockliff and P Evans 46, B Bynon and K Kennedy 46, T Chapman and B O’Donohue 45, P Tanner and J Mercuri 45.

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Cunneen, 4th 2nd shot: Barrie Bynon, 8th: Craig Piazza, 14th: Bill O’Donohue, 16th: Tony Chapman.

Rigoni Shield Top Eight: H and A McKerral 93, J Mercuri and P Tanner 89, D Matthews and S Hancock 87, J Gilbert and B Holmes 87, P Evans and A Rockliff 86, B Bynon and K Kennedy 86, J McPherson and B Wheeler 85, G Black and R Wheeler 83.

Raffle winner: Craig Piazza.

Thursday, January 18 Dale’s Butchery Stableford AWCR 74 A grade winner: Linda Loftus (23) 33pts. A grade runner up: Fran Bentley (32) 32pts.

Ball winners: Helen Mummery 30pts, Kerry Newton 29pts.

Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Penny Dawkins, 2nd on 4th: Heather Thompson.

Nine hole winner: Suzette Kelly (52) 17pts. Nine hole runner up: Marg Fitridge (39) 16pts c/b.

Tuesday, January 16 Dale’s Butchery Stroke AWCR 74 A grade winner: M Broz 92/71. A grade runner up: Kerry Chapman 112/74.

Ball winners: Kerry Newton 112/74, Lyn Dwyer 111/75.

Foodworks NTPs - 1st: M Curtis, 14th: P Dawkins, 16th: K Newton.

Nine hole winner: Robyn Ternes 47/33. Nine hole runner up: Suzette Kelly 61/36.

Putting: Ann Hazeldene 26 putts.

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Summer Cup underway IT’S been a busy few weeks at the Bright Golf Club, with the ladies beginning they Summer Cup events just last week.

Veterans, Monday, January 15, Stableford A grade winner: Jenny Ritcher (18) 39 points. B grade winner: Julie Englert (39) 49 points.

NTPs - 3rd: John Williams, 6th: Robert Taylor, 11th: Steve McDowell, 16th: Robert Taylor.

Ladies, Wednesday, January 17, Summer Cup Stableford Winner: Di Anders (28) 35 points.

NTPs - 3rd: Robyn Poyner, 6th: Heather Thompson, 11th: Heather Thompson, 16th: Robyn Poyner.

Men, Thursday, January 18, Stableford A grade winner: David Waters (11) 40 points. B grade winner: Paul Duff (19) 42 points c/b. C grade winner: Kevin Reed (24) 33 points c/b.

NTPs - 3rd: Bill Stonhill, 6th: Bill Stonhill, 11th: Bill Stonhill, 16th: Bruno Spiller.

Men, Saturday, January 20, Stroke A grade winner: Mark Dicketts (13) 66 net. B grade winner: Stuart Carlisle (18) 69 net. C grade winner: Chris Davey (22) 68 net.

NTPs – 3rd: Mark Dicketts, 6th: Gareth Williams, 11th: Nick Aloszos, 16th: Sam Hall.

Ladies, Saturday, January 20, Summer Cup A grade winner: Allison Gilbert (15) 36 points. B grade winner: Chris O’Shea (28) 36 points.

Veterans, Monday, January 8, Stableford No competition Ladies, Wednesday, January 10, Stableford A grade winner: Bernie Wicks (12) 39 points. B grade winner: Julie Englert (39) 37 points c/b.

NTPs – 3rd: Bernie Wicks, 6th: Robyn McGrath, 11th: Bernie Wicks, 16th: Linda McCrystal.

Men, Thursday, January 11, Stableford A grade winner: Henk Van De Ven (4) 39 Points. B grade winner: Mathew Ellis (15) 37 points. C grade winner: Wayne Curtis (24) 40 points.

NTPs - 3rd: Wayne Moriarty, 6th: Mathew Ellis, 11th: William Kelty, 16th: Craig Williamson.

Men, Saturday, January 13, Stableford A grade winner: Nick Ford (14) 41 points. B grade winner: Davey (8) 35 points. C grade winner: Nick Aloizos (21) 38 points c/b.

Ladies, Saturday, September 13, Stableford A grade winner: Charlotte Paton (16) 38 points. B grade winner: Lauren Velicki (27) 40 points.

NEVER AGAIN: Bright’s seniors will be hoping to avoid the heartbreak of last season’s grand final.

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Mountain Men are mustering for 2024

LAST season’s senior runners up are gathering their forces atop the mountain, ready to march down and lay waste to the Ovens and King league.

The Mountain Men took their time returning to formal training, with their first session held on Monday, January 22, but senior coach Paul Harrison said the squad was by no means slacking off on the hard work.

“Two weeks before the finals started last year, we had a big emphasis on accountability and keeping each other accountable, and it’s flowed through into this year really well,” he said.

“The boys have been making sure they’re getting at least six kilometres of running in every week and posting it on the players’ page.

“I think the realisation that the

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opportunity to win a grand final has really sunk in, and the boys don’t want to miss that opportunity.

“The pain of losing, they don’t want to feel it again.

“They’re putting in the work, so I gave them an extra week break.”

On top of a largely retained list, Bright has signed a number of quality players to boost their chances at raising the cup which narrowly eluded them last season.

The Mountain Men will welcome their 2019 best and fairest winner Clay Dillon back to the fold, to replace the loss of Darcy Sholl in the midfield.

A number of former Myrtleford Saints will play out from Pioneer Park this season, with forward dynamo Declan Bren and budding talent Tyler Thomason to play alongside their brothers Pat Bren and Cooper Thomason.

Jai Dykstra is back to bolster Bright’s engine room with his ability to win the ball and his experience, while former Saint and North Hobart Demon Luke Quirk will also make the shift up the mountain.

Add to that some pace across the ground in James Love and Mike Hastie, and the Mountain Men are looking formidable.

“A lot of the guys are from Myrtleford, but the majority of them were Bright before they went to Myrtleford,” Harrison said.

“Declan Bren, he’s potentially

one of the best players in the competition, a very solid Ovens and Murray player at only 22 years of age.

“He’s super quick, super skilful, it just worked out well for us.

“Luke Quirk played in Tasmania last year and has played a lot of footy for Myrtleford, he’s a key forward, lives in Porepunkah.

“Jai’s played a lot of footy for Bright, he’s a beast of an inside midfielder with a massive defensive side to his game as well.

“Things are shaping up well, but there’s still a lot of work to be done between now and the end of the season.”

The Mountain Men will host two practice matches in March, taking on Barnawartha and Tungamah before launching into their season on Easter Saturday (March 30) at home to Tarrawingee.

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“The outfield was slow, that probably says a bit – I think I counted five boundaries in their innings and six for us, so the outfield was slow.

“There were lots of twos, lots of threes hit. It was just a matter of two good sides coming together and really challenging each other. “ Without experienced bowlers Graham Beer and Lyndon Mitchell unavailable, Saville said he had faith the rest of the attack could get the job done.

“Our young fast bowler Toby, he’s only 15, he’s bowled really well without getting the rewards or wickets, and it was great to see him getting four,” Saville said.

“Nick Iaria, we know what he can do - he’s been in and out of our side but just hasn’t played a lot of games with other commitments so far, no one ever doubled he could do that, so we had no hesitation bringing him in this week.

“The other bowlers, myself excluded, chipped in where they needed to – they may not have gotten the reward of wickets, but our bowling and fielding performance.

“Given they made 117 all out, it shows how we wore them down, it was really pleasing to see.”

Mount Beauty will take the bye this weekend with the split round, but sits comfortably in fourth on the CAW District 1st grade ladder with only a handful of matches to go.

The Power will host Ovens Valley United this Thursday evening for a T20 hit-out on Australia Day Eve.

WINNER: Allan Retallick was the best afield in Saturday’s par competition.

Winners and washouts at Mount Beauty Golf Club THE men’s Wednesday comp at the Mount Beauty Golf Club, a front nine, was a washout for the daytimers.

However, the weather cleared up and the twilight players were able to get the round in.

The winner was Ross Wilson with 19 points from Taf Sullivan with 18 points.

NTP went to Peter Hertzog on the seventh while no-one got on the ninth.

Wednesday was also a front nine comp for the ladies.

Jill Harrowfield had a great win with 23 points with Liz Harvey tak-

ing out runner-up honours with her 19 points.

Jill also took home the NTP, second shot, prize on the seventh.

On Saturday, January 20, the ladies had two comps running at the same time.

The front nine comp was won by Lynda Barter with 17 points from Jooyon Kang-Redmond with 12 points, while the other comp was 18 holes which was won by Helen Whittaker with 34 points from Liz Harvey and Leesa Bevan with their 33 points apiece.

NTP second shot on the seventh was Leesa Bevan.

The men played a par comp on Saturday, with a field of 30 taking on the course.

Allan Retallick fared the best with +5 followed in by Peter Dilley with +3, while three men scored +2: Gerad Biesboer, Steuart Snooks and Darren ‘Rattles’ Flay.

Also scoring a ball with their +1s were Peter Hertzog and Stuart Jelbart.

NTP on the seventh went to Ron Gallagher, along with the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office.

The ninth was Len Tonn and the 17th was ‘Rattles’ Flay, while Steuart Snooks took home the money on the 18th.

Myrtleford bowlers back in action LAST week, Myrtleford’s midweek A1 bowls team played their rescheduled round one match against YMGCR at Yarrawonga and had a great win, 70 shots and 11 points to 50 shots and three points.

In very windy conditions, Mary Tragardh‘s team 35/10 secured the win, and Mick Dwyer was able to clinch a draw 19 shots all, while

Greg Robbins’s rink went down 16 to 21.

On Saturday, the A1 team travelled to Kiewa to play on their new synthetic surface, and in a hard fought battle came away with a seven shot victory, with all rinks doing very well, particularly Mary Tragardh, Peta Mattys, Cheryl Lewis and Graeme Piazza who took a

strong 29 to 13 win.

The B1 team did a great job against a strong Moira combination, but fell just nine shots short of victory, but won two of the three rinks to secure four points.

The B3 team had a tough challenge against Dederang,with only Gareth Williams’ rink winning 23 to 14 shots.

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“They came out after tea, Benalla kept the spin on and I think we got 53 off the first eight over after tea, they were absolutely flying, just playing good cricket shots.

“It was really good - I think we made more runs than we have in our past three two-day games in one innings.”

The Tigers’ middle order, anchored by Forde, has been a major strength in the batting line up, with Forde leading the run-scoring tables for the Tigers with 182 at an average of 26 from just nine matches.

“Conner’s done it a few times for us this year, he’s batted really well, he’s a guy who was just playing A reserve last year,” Bursill said.

“We’re really proud of him and Nick and the way they went about it.

“If you look at our batting order this week, if you look at the balls faced, everyone faced about 30 balls and that’s what we need to do in two-day cricket to bat out our overs.”

With 75 overs this Saturday to keep Benalla at bay, Bursill said he backed his bowlers to restrict runs and take the wickets needed to secure their first red ball win of the season.

“I think if we bowl and field like we did against Delatite the other week, I think 213’s a good total to defend,” he said.

“It’s about taking wickets, early wickets as well.

“They’ve got some classy players up the top of their order in ‘Sunny’ (Chohan) and James Carboon who made a few runs against us last time.

“In saying that, once we got those guys out, I think we bowled them out 10 overs short of their 40 overs in the one-dayer.

“We know if we can get stuck into the middle order early, we can get on a bit of a roll.”

Elsewhere, the A reserve Tigers are well and truly in the hunt for victory against Wangaratta Magpies, sitting at 3/59 at stumps after rolling the Magpies for 136.

A strong B grade side belted 144 runs chasing Delatite’s 94, with Pat Bren starring with 4/17 and 41 runs.

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By NATHAN DE VRIES IT was a tremendous win for Mount Beauty’s A grade cricket squad on Saturday, with the Power stunning the Cricket Albury Wodonga District competition by taking a five wicket win over ladder leaders Yackandandah.

The Power knocked over Yackandandah on their home deck for 117 bowling first, before smacking 5/118 from 31 overs.

With ball in hand, the Power struck early and consistently, never allowing major partnerships to form, with the first wicket coming from a run out.

Nick Iaria (4/19 from six overs) and Toby Derrick (4/15 from 7.2) were the standouts, with keeper Paddy Dodd gloving three catches behind the stumps.

With 118 required for victory, skipper Daniel Savile and Dodd came to the crease with Saville as the aggressor, belting 21 from 34 after Dodd was trapped LBW for four runs.

Saville (21 from 34 balls), Gregor McLennan (30 off 26) and Frank Iaria (28* from 54) led the charge with the willow, with handy runs coming from Yackandandah’s extras (seven wides, four no balls).

Skipper Saville said it was a bizarre experience to take a win at Yackandandah’s own fortress.

“It’s a tough place to play cricket and to win games of cricket as well, so to come away with the win was a little bit surreal – not too many teams go to Yack and win,” he said.

“I was surprised it was a bit of a low-scoring game, I thought the pitch played reasonably well with a bit more bounce than usual.

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TEMPERED: Conner Forde, pictured last week against Delatite, batted well with Nick Bleeser to help the Tigers to 213 at stumps.

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Tigers in the box seat against Benalla OVENS Valley United’s A grade squad are sitting pretty after day one of their clash with Benalla Bushrangers.

The Tigers belted 213 runs from just over 73 overs, setting a substantial total for Benalla to chase this Saturday at the Gardens Oval.

Sent in to bat by the home team, Ovens Valley United left well and waited for the loose ball to come, with openers Seamus Phillips and

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Dylan Bursill making starts before they were sent on their way.

Benalla spinner Priyank Chohan caused havoc for the top order, before Nick Bleeser (48 from 92 balls) and Conner Forde (51 from 78) steadied the ship.

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accelerated the run rate after the break, piling on the runs before Charlie Bull and Conor Brodie dispatched them both.

Handy lower order runs from Nick Impink (13* from 48) helped tick the total over 200 as the Tigers were bowled out a few overs before the end the day’s play.

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previously been rolled for 71, 87 and 77 before Christmas.

Skipper Bursill said the improvement was excellent to see.

“We batted quite well, we were about 3/60 which wasn’t ideal, then 4/80 at tea,” he said.

“Nick Bleeser and Conner Forde batted to tea, they were really watchful, didn’t take any risks, just got one or two an over.

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